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Secondlines and Flamenco Dance

New Orleans Jazz and Flamenco, Spanish New Orleans / By

New Orleans Secondlines and Flamenco-the most natural combination in history I can imagine.
The shared humanistic origin is scarily identical. Born in both cultures I see it, think it and feel it. I only want to share.

Origins. The second line has its origins in traditional West African circle or ring dances. The second line tradition was brought to New Orleans by enslaved Africans, where it became a ritual for African Americans, especially in various processions, including funerals.
But it goes back much more…thanks to Spain’s historic presence in the Western Hemisphere.

THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE

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France turned over New Orleans, the historic colonial capital, on December 20, 1803, at the Cabildo, with a flag-raising ceremony in the Plaza de Armas, now Jackson Square. Just three weeks earlier, on November 30, 1803, Spanish officials had formally conveyed the colonial lands and their administration to France. Spain ceded Louisiana back to France under the secret Third Treaty of San Ildefonso https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Treaty_of_San_Ildefonso   …

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Spanish New Orleans / By

Royal Street in the French Quarter (Photo: Justen Williams)To know more about New Orleans and why things are the way they are here, it is worth exploring the historical connections between Spain and New Orleans from the colonial period.  For example, did you know there are street signs with Spanish names are all over New …

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